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title: "How to find your way around a course"
description: "Every course opens on its course home page. From here you can start or resume the course and reach its other tabs."
source: "https://docs.blend-ed.com/product/learning-experience/how-to-find-your-way-around-a-course/"
---

# How to find your way around a course

**Who can do this:** Learners enrolled in the course

Every course opens on its course home page. From here you can start or resume the course and reach its other tabs.

## Opening a course
**Step 1:** Go to **Learning** in the left navigation.

**Step 2:** On the **My Learning** tab, click the course you want.

![How to find your way around a course screenshot 2](/_astro/image2.DBUNlDT3_Z1DqLLw.webp)

The course home page opens on the **Course** tab.

**Tip:** To pick up where you left off, click **Continue Learning** on your Dashboard instead. It takes you straight to your last lesson.

![How to find your way around a course screenshot 3](/_astro/image3.Ooi6roeq_2l4hmf.webp)

## The course home page
The **Course** tab shows:

- **Course Update** — the latest announcement from your instructor, when there is one. Click **Read more** to see the full message.
- **Course Progress** — how many lessons you’ve completed, as a number and a percentage.
- **Start course** or **Continue Learning** — takes you into the lessons. The button reads Start course until you begin.
- **Set your pace** — sets a weekly learning goal for the course. See Setting a weekly learning goal below.
- **Rate and review this course** — click **Write a review** to tell other learners what the course was like.
- **Course Content** — the full outline of sections, subsections and units. Click a section to expand it.

To send someone a link to the course, click **Share course** on the course banner.

![Course home page with the Course Update banner, Course Progress card and Rate and review card](/_astro/image4.yUPF_h08_Z1Uqgk2.webp)

## Setting a weekly learning goal
A weekly goal helps you keep a steady rhythm through a course.

**Step 1:** On the course home page, click **Set your pace** under Course Progress.

![How to find your way around a course screenshot 5](/_astro/image5.qjsJSNz4_aCoEq.webp)

**Step 2:** In the **Weekly learning goal** window, choose a goal:

| **Goal** | **How often you’ll study** |
| --- | --- |
| Casual | 1 day/week |
| Regular | 3 days/week |
| Intense | 5 days/week |

![Weekly learning goal window with Casual selected and Email me a reminder switched on](/_astro/image6.BWs8alzI_2eABEV.webp)

**Step 3:** To get an email if you fall behind, switch on **Email me a reminder**.

**Step 4:** Click **Save goal**.

Your chosen goal now shows under Course Progress in place of Set your pace. Click it to change your goal at any time.

**Tip:** Start with Casual if you’re unsure. It’s easier to step up to a bigger goal than to keep missing one.

## Rating and reviewing a course
**Step 1:** On the course home page, click **Write a review**.

![How to find your way around a course screenshot 7](/_astro/image7.Y7WCOsON_ZmN8ry.webp)

**Step 2:** Under **Your rating**, click a star from one to five.

**Step 3:** Enter a **Review title**, a short headline for your review.

**Step 4:** In **Review details**, share what worked, what didn’t, and who the course is for.

**Step 5:** Click **Submit review**.

Your review now appears on the course home page under **Your review**. To change it, click **Edit review**.

![Rate and review this course window with a rating, title and details filled in](/_astro/image8.BxKfUNhJ_7WQvW.webp)

**Note:** Your review is shown to other learners browsing this course.

## The course tabs

| **Tab** | **What it holds** |
| --- | --- |
| Course | The course home page, described above |
| Progress | Your grades and certificate status. See [How to track your progress](/product/learning-experience/how-to-track-your-progress/) |
| Dates | Important dates for the course |
| Discussion | The course discussion board. See [How to take part in course discussions](/product/learning-experience/how-to-take-part-in-course-discussions/) |
| Notes | Your highlights and notes for this course. See [How to highlight text and take notes](/product/learning-experience/how-to-highlight-text-and-take-notes/) |

## Important dates
The **Dates** tab lists the key dates for the course in order, such as your enrolment date and any deadlines. Today’s date is marked **Today** so you can see what’s coming next.

![Dates tab showing Today and the Enrollment Date](/_astro/image9.BzvVdz3E_ZCMcF4.webp)

**Tip:** Check the Dates tab when you first join a course. Graded work often has a due date, and missing it can affect whether you pass.

**Related articles**

- [How to work through a lesson](/product/learning-experience/how-to-work-through-a-lesson/)
- [How to track your progress](/product/learning-experience/how-to-track-your-progress/)
- [How to enrol in a course](/product/enrollment-and-publishing/how-learners-find-and-enrol-in-a-course/)